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Bombay Poets (or, Bombay School of Poets) was one of the founding "school" of poets of Indian English literature of the post-independence era. Several members of the group are credited with redefining Indian English poetry as well as the perception of Indian poets abroad. The "school" began in the 1950s-60s with prominent names like Nissim Ezekiel, R. Parthasarathy, Dom Moraes, Adil Jussawalla, Arun Kolatkar, Eunice de Souza and many more gathering at Kala Ghoda.[1] Due to their international acclaim, they have also performed their works in London, New York, and other cities. Some of their archives are today housed at Cornell University Library.[2]
Scholars Anjali Nerlekar and Laetitia Zecchini (who each published a monograph on Kolatkar) have co-edited an insightful double special issue of The Journal of Postcolonial Writing in 2017 on 'The Worlds of Bombay Poetry', with academic articles, but also memoirs, letters, interviews with 'Bombay poets', artists, editors as well as many visual and textual documents.[3]
The work of the 'Bombay Poets' remains largely influential till date in India, and has inspired generations of authors & poets.[4][5][6][7]
List of Bombay Poets
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[edit]- ↑ Zecchini, Laetitia (2014). Arun Kolatkar and Literary Modernism in India: Moving Lines. London, New York, New Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ↑ "Bombay Poets Archive | DCAPS". dcaps.library.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ "Journal of Postcolonial Writing". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Silgardo, Dustin (2015-03-14). "In Mumbai, the poetry never ends". mint. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ lindsaypereira (2020-01-08). "The Poets of Bombay That Time Forgot". Medium. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ Kumar, Anu (31 May 2017). "This book unpacks the enigma of Arun Kolatkar and the many passions of the 'Bombay poets'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ "Bombay Poets | Jaya's blog". Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ Hasan, Anjum. "The forgotten story of a poetry publishing collective". The Caravan. Retrieved 2022-03-15.